Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Full Body

Leaves

  1. Red oak acorns take 2 years to fully develop as opposed to white oaks that drop acorns annually

  2. In the past, multiple tree parts were used as medicine to treat digestive respiratory, and skin issues

  3. The wood is porous (open celled) so it cannot be used to craft anything that would hold liquid or it would leak

Bark/Trunk

 

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